Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-16


The first quarterly meeting of the
u. B. Church in this place will be held
by the newly elected Presiding Elder
Rev. G. III. Crowell on the %. & "a OF
this month.
| BILL-boards have been erected for
the posting of Forepaugh's bills. The
date of the show is not known yet, but
it should come soon or the small boy
will grow weary and the peanut dealer
melancholy. What would circus be
without these signs Of the times?
If you want to save money and get
yourself first class suit of clothing,
from we'll assorted and reliable
house, go to Brafman. He has got the
largest and finest stock of clothing in
town. BALTIC. CLOTHING House
j. Brafma an, Manager.
Hon. GEO. M. BOWERS has set to
work improving on his property on
west King street. New curbing has
been placed in position and in due time
brick pavement will be put down.
Mr.. Kramer will also lay a brick pave
ment before his pretty residence.
EVERYONE will remember the pleas
ant concerts given by the M. G. Band
in the public square, last summer.
Well, the band expects to give them
again, and will appear once week after
the 10Th of May. No band in the
Shenandoah Valley can surpass it, and
the sweetest and most difficult pieces
will be rendered this season.
Mr.. FRANK WooD, of Grafton, as
Special Commission of the circuit Court
of Taylor county. offered for sale at the
Court House, the Hooper property, adj
vertised in the INDEPENDENT for the
past four weeks. That portion of the
property located on the east side of the
B. &c O. r. r., was sold to Mr.. Alexan-
der Parks, for $3.50.
BISHOP PETERKIN preached in the
Episcopal church last Friday morning
and night. A class of twenty per-
sons were confirmed after the night
sermon. Rev. r. d. Roller, the present
rector, is an energetic and efficient
shepherd and has done much to beauti-
fly the edifice and largely increased in
number the congregation.
THE literary concert for the benefit
of the Y. NJ. G. A, which was to have
occurred last January, under the au-
spices of the Ladies Auxiliary Club, but
was postponed, will be given next Tues
day night, the 10th, in the Central
Opera House. Each choir in the town
will have participants in the concert.
Admission % cents.
We have the largest clothing store
in the city, and the largest stock, and
the largest business. Wen be strained
to wait on ali our customers to-day.
Our goods must be right, and SO must
the prices, or the people would not
come. BALTIC. CLOTHING House.
j. Brafman, Manager.
CIVILIZATION is surely advancing
towards the pinnacle of perfection. A
piano muffler, which muffles the noise
of the torture to everyone but the per-
former, has been invented and declared
very satisfactory. Once more we can
hoist the motto, God Bless our Home
--EU.
THE march of Improvement is plain
ly visible in Strinesville. Mr.. II. w.
Greer has entered his new Red Front
store, and supplied himself with an ex-
ira fine line of goods and groceries
The people of the north end say that
they now have one of the best, the
cheapest and handsomest stores in town.
His tobacco line is immense.
j. r. Ridenour pastor of the u. b.
Church is at present confined to his
home on account of Carbuncles. There
were no services in his church on last
Sabbath Rev. M. l.. Maysellas is ex-
pected to preach for him next Sabbath
at Greensburg at 80 a. m. and Mar
tinsburg at 7,So. p. m.
WE saw a crow last Tuesday that
had committed suicide. Its head was
between two limbs, and poor crowie
was dead as a frozen mackeral What
ever possessed the black thief to take
his own life, we cannot say but he
died in his youth and even if he does not
get to the heavenly roost, he can sit on
the gate post and scan all the crows
that fly in.
Mrs. VIM. GKRHARDT died at her
home on King street Wednesday
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